The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-03
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAI--sUNDAY, APRIL. g. 1887.

around = can Of powder in the room.
He shot at the mouse and hit the pow
der, the result being that his house
was blown up, two OF his children
were killed, while his wife and him
self were badly iniased.
THE recent disastrous explosion Of
melinite at Befort is explained thus:
Melinite does not explode In conss-
ouence OF shock, but oil heat, and the
officer in charge OF some Of the ex-
plosiye exposed neglected to observe
the Thermometer, and the tempeia
ture becoming too high half dozen
men we're blown to death.
PRINCE LEoPoLD, OF Bavaria, second
son of the Regent, was recently nsmt d
Commandant Of the First Corps oil the
Bagarian Army. The Piince is Al
wears old and is the husband Of the
Archduchess Gisele, eldest daughter
OF the Emperor Of Austria. The EN-
peror William, by this nomination,
shows he is not inimical to any sp.
pointment that is agreeable 10 his Old
friend, Prince Luitpold.
A PITrsBURG Silas Wegg, with q
wooden leg, saw two dogs fighting over
a bone, and attempting to plsylpeace'
maker, he balanced himself on hsp &
and kicked the bone with his sound
foot. Whereupon one OF the dogs
grabbed the wooden leg, upsetting it's
owner, and yanking 1t loose, made off
down street with it. 1t required sew
ersl ctizsns to restore the leg and the
equilibrium OF tbs peacemsker.
RUFUS T. Bush, the owner Of the
Corontt, was at one time a school
master in Michigan. He married a
Michigan girl who has been q great
help TO him in his upward career.
He came 10 New York soon after his
mairisge. He tried sgenc es Of diff
ierent boris, bought a dry goods store,
then a factory, Snd fin lily got hold Of
an oil r. finery. He is now ident led
with the Standard Oil Company. Mr..
Blu h is large man, six feet two in
height, stately in movement, prema-
tn ely gray, but still Of elastic limb.
SAN FRANCIsCl Examiner: Col. John
S. MosDy, ex-Consnl to Hong Kong,
who has been Estt for the past four
months, has returned home. 81 went
East" he said yesterday, "more to see
my children, who are in school, than
anything else. The lecturing was on y
a side issue. l last cav them eight
years ago, when went to Ohius, and
when / got back to Virgin a, where
they were, three OF them dld0't reCog'
Mia me. This city is my permanent
home, and has been ever since got
back from China. l intend to bring
my childrt n out here next year"
New YORK Star: l hear a good
etory from Cannes about the
Ogden Glelets, who, every one
knowP, are charming and very
smart people in New York. They
nave not favored their CompatIiois
abroad, and have a ISOLATED exc'u-
sively with the f. iGlieh set, even nc
ceeding in getting IL. r. IL, on their
briak during the carnival, When
Mime. do Ssgan, who 10 bowling
swell, arrived in Cannes chs NOTES d
that the Goelets didn't speak to any
Americans, 60 che took one aside Il I'd
whispered: "There must be s)me-
thing shady about those Goeltts.
notice that nOne Of their cnuntTymen
speak to them. Do you know who
they are"
Two weeks ago Johnny Murphy, 9
lad of Vincepnes, Ind, disappeared
and no mac of him could be found
Unce Joe Boseman thought that ths
hoy was drowDed snd visited the Wa
hash daily. % Saturday night he
dreamed that he stood by the river
and cav o ripple that marked where
the body lay. The dream troubled
him, end he went to that spot on tn,
bank Of the river where he had siCot
in his dream, and cure enough thet'
was tho ripple in the ehallow stream
He called boAtmen 10 row him ont
and reaching below the water giaepet
something, Rnd told he man TO = " q
shore. He had Qra ped tho foot OF the
drowned boy. This e said to be tlt
afth 0"dy mystsriously missing thai
UGce Joe has located.
LOUIS SRAsoNGooD, the Cincinnati
millouaira, who is going 10 start q
bank IN IF b avenue, is sgein at the
Windsor Mr.. Sessonoood has had q
rem ak bio business career, He ar
rived in this cluItfy VIXEN quite 3
boy, pannjlesa and un;1ls TO speak q
word OF Il shsh. he started cut
NJ ddfng thimbles ab6u the streets
1t is said that ne hgs carried pack
nearly all over the State Of Ohio, aud
the sight hump which il visible IN
his back was caused while iollogin,
that occupston. Hs fnsliy m dc
enough 10 ttars clio hing store. II,
| did . npall re.ad business Ia q side
tore frst, md became the lesojnt
cl9thug merchant in CiUjnratl
With Il surplus funds M came I,
New Ypik and vs,ted II Ia pr peTty
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